Cramping during pregnancy might concern you, but it's common during all stages of pregnancy and only requires medical aid in ...

Braxton Hicks contractions, or false labor, happen as a natural part of pregnancy. Here's how to identify them and tell them ...

There's a big learning curve when it comes to pregnancy. For many expecting parents, just thinking about contractions can be nerve-wracking because they are associated with pain and the start of labor ...

During pregnancy, a sore lower abdomen can occur due to muscle pain, gas, constipation, or more serious causes like infection or preterm labor. Share on Pinterest From the first day of morning ...

Right side back pain during pregnancy can be due to the growing uterus, weight gain, pregnancy hormones, and the separation of the abdominal muscles. Some pregnancy complications can also cause back ...

Picture a roomful of men kneeling next to their supine and pregnant wives, blowing whistles in their wives faces, barking at them to breathe, even calling them maggot. We were coaches now, after all, ...

ON A COLD DECEMBER NIGHT in 2022, Autumn Walsh, a Gualala resident and expectant mother, and her husband decided to take Meyers Grade — a rural road in northern Sonoma County that leads to California ...

A Georgia personal trainer is sharing a laborious tale of giving birth — minus the actual baby. TikTok user Holly Smallwood claims she went through the painful and terrifying motions of labor, all ...

The second stage of labor (when you start pushing and deliver your baby) usually takes about one to three hours for first-time moms, but often less than an hour — and sometimes only a few minutes — ...

It’s no secret that being pregnant can be uncomfortable at times — and not just on the day of baby’s birth. All of the months leading up to delivery can bring aches, pains, twinges, and jabs. If ...

Policymakers must ensure economic security for pregnant women and new mothers, write Melissa Alpert and Alexandra Cawthorne in the first of a new series from CAP. Workplace policies affecting work and ...